Will Chirinos be the last ray of light that saved Hanhwa from the brink

Oct 27, 2025

Will Chirinos be the last ray of light that saved Hanhwa from the brink
The LG Twins Blue and White match held at Jamsil Stadium on the 22nd. LG Chirinos are preparing for the game. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.10.22/



Is Chirinos' spokesman giving Hanwha the last hope.

The LG Twins took the lead. LG won the first game of the Korean Series against the Hanwha Eagles at Jamsil Stadium on the 26th with an 8-2 victory and a 73.2% chance of winning.

What's important is a fight of momentum. It is best for LG to sweep the game until the second game in the 'ultra-fight' mode at home. That way, Hanwha players, who have played until Game 5 of the playoffs, can lose their strength in the mind that it's already over.




On the contrary, Hanwha can keep hope alive as three games are held at home and Ponce-Wice one-two punch awaits if it somehow hits one win and one loss on the road. So you have to win Game 2 with your life.

In order for LG to catch the second game, the second strongest pitcher after Tolhurst should go out. However, LG predicted Lim Chan-kyu as the starting player of the second game. It was not Tolhurst, a foreign pitcher who won 13 games.

It was not Yeom Kyung-yeop's anomalous operation. It was because Tolhurst showed symptoms of pain in his back and there was an unexpected variable that could not spray the ball with all his strength.




Will Chirinos be the last ray of light that saved Hanhwa from the brink
A game between the LG Twins and the Hanwha Eagles in Game 1 of the Korean Series at Jamsil Stadium on the 26th. LG Lim Chan-kyu is preparing for training. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.10.26/
Lim Chan-kyu is also a great pitcher, but if the situation suddenly changes due to such an unexpected variable, LG's side will panic, and Hanwha can gain confidence. In a big game, foreign pitchers feel much more pressure from the opponent. Chirinos also seemed to have lost their strength in the middle and second half of the season, but they rested for a long time after the regular season, so it was time for the ball to gain strength. At the beginning of the opening period, Chirinos' ball was incredibly powerful.

LG is comforting that Lim Chan-kyu was very strong with a 1.59 ERA in five games against Hanwha. It can also be judged that throwing in a wide Jamsil is more advantageous because it is a catch-up style.

But short-term games have the power of erasing all the record variables. In fact, playoff Samsung Lions ace Furado was also very strong with two games against Hanwha in the regular season with 0.64, but he pitched poorly in the playoffs.




Indeed, how the Chirinos variable shakes the Korean Series edition. If LG wins, there is a possibility that the series will end early. If Hanwha wins, it can fall into the fog.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.